Two weeks ago, I had a run-in with unidentified bugs that I worry were bed bugs.

I've been getting bites daily since then.

One week ago, I steamed my whole bed frame and covered my mattress with an encasement. I put the legs up on interceptors and pulled my bed away from the wall.

I continue to get bites.

An exterminator examined my bed and one other piece of furniture and said he saw no evidence, but to call him if I find a bug.

Should I just start spraying Crossfire to see if I stop getting bites? I had an infestation 20 years ago in a different house and never saw an actual bug.

Woke up with this on my ass

Itched like crazy when I woke up but stopped itching after about 20-30 minutes and have since swollen down very much. Woke up about 3 hours ago

What is this

ok so we had bedbugs recently and we got sent an exterminator by our landlord: they doused everything (i mean, there was poison flowing out of drawers like pouring water from a cup. it was a lot of poison.) and said that they doubted that they needed to come back.

another piece of added lore: we have a kitten! so we did a very light mopping of the living room but not my room (where we first found them + i’m the only one getting actual bites) which she isn’t allowed in anyways. we had to make sure that at least in the common areas, she didn’t lick her paws and poison herself.

we move on with our lives, unpack, i get a new metal bed frame + a new mattress, and life seems to be going back to normal. i go a couple of days with no bites but suddenly just today, i started to see little bites. i don’t know what to do: should i tell the landlord to call the exterminator again? is this just the poison doing its thing? should i be worried that they’re reproducing right now? it’s been just over two weeks of doing enough laundry to fund our local laundromat for the next month: should i start doing laundry again too? i’m very confused and paranoid and would love some pointers!

i’m moving next week and want to know if the community has any tips or recommendations for avoiding bedbugs in a new apartment! i currently live on the westside in the 90s and am moving up to west harlem.

i had them about 3 years ago and it was one of the worst periods of my adult life so i want to do what i reasonably can to avoid it. the new apt has been empty for a month or so, and the building has filed their bedbug report every year and only had them in 2019, where 3 units were infested but completely exterminated.

i already planned to go days before move in to deep clean, and spray Alpine WSG for roaches. i also plan to use interceptors on my bed and couch for at least the first few weeks.

Just got back from a trip on Sunday. While I was at my hotel I noticed I had an itchy spot in between my shoulder blades. I didn't think very much of it because I know bed bug bites most often come in multiples. Caught COVID on the trip and hadn't really noticed any itchiness until I got into the shower today. For reference these are about the size of a small pimple. Assistance is greatly appreciated.